SDOSS: A spatially discriminating, optical streaked spectrograph
SDOSS is employed to study broadband laser scattering encompassing SBS, SRS, and the 3/2-{omega} signature of two plasmon decay for ns-scale laser-plasma experiments with 351 or 527-nm drive. It uses a Cassegrain telescope to image scattered light from a laser plasma onto a field stop. The telescope magnification and the stop aperture provide spatial discrimination of target plane scatter. A UV lens relays the image to a 0.25-m spectrograph which is lens coupled to a streak camera with an S-1 photocathode. The streak output is imaged onto a CCD camera. In its 512 x 480 pixel array, the CCD covers a spectral range from 200 to 800 nm with 4-nm resolution and can be adjusted to look from 350 to 1,060 nm. The sweep speed is variable with full window values of 30, 12, 6 ns, and faster. An optical fiducial provides a spectral and temporal marker. On the Livermore Nova laser, SDOSS has been used to determine spatial density in gas-filled hohlraums from SRS signals. At Trident in Los Alamos, it has been employed for similar measurements with long scale length plasmas in SBS and SRS seeding experiments. It has proven to be a versatile tool for studying the physics of laser-generated plasmas.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 72982
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR--95-1333; CONF-950476--1; ON: DE95012068
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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